Post figure "wundul" or "dumbun" · Nigeria, Wurkun · ID: 3041749

Name: Post figure "wundul" or "dumbun"
SKU: 3041749
Price: 1200 EUR
Availability: SoldOut

sold EUR 1,200

Provenance

Bernd Muhlack, Kiel, Germany
Walter Schmidt, Würzburg/Innsbruck, Germany/Austria

Size

H: 45 cm

H: 17.7 inch

Description

wood, reddish brown patina, remains of pigments, min. dam., traces of insect caused damage and abrasion, fine cracks, base;
the Wurkun are well-known for their pairs of male-female figures on iron spikes. Their function is to ensure the well-being of the owner and his family, with a special orientation towards the fertility of the crops. In most cases they were set up in the fields outside the teepee-like structure made of a grass mat, with a large pot for sacrifices nearby. Others were established on shrines within the owner’s compound like the Chambas “tauwa” figures and, like them, were used for curing illness by divination.

The object Post figure “wundul” or “dumbun” with the object ID 3041749 was last part of the auction 86th Tribal Art Auction at May 27, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 39 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200.

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